Amaraji

Amaraji
City
Amaraji
Coordinates: 8°24′0″S 35°27′0″W / 8.40000°S 35.45000°WCoordinates: 8°24′0″S 35°27′0″W / 8.40000°S 35.45000°W
Country	Brazil
State	Pernambuco
Area
• Total	234.78 km^2 (90.65 sq mi)
Elevation	289 m (948 ft)
Population
• Estimate (2008)	20,509

Amaraji is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It has an estimated (Ibge 2009) population of 20,509 inhabitants.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
• Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana
• Boundaries - Chã Grande (N); Ribeirão (S); Primavera (E); Gravatá and Cortês (W)
• Area - 234.78 km²
• Elevation - 289m
• Hidrography - Sirinhaém and Ipojuca rivers
• Vegetation - Subcaducifólia forest
• Clima - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 24.0 c
• Distance to Recife - 101.6 km

Economy

The main economic activities in Amaraji are based in food & beverage industry and agribusiness, especially sugarcane, bananas, manioc; and livestock such as cattle and poultry.

Economic indicators

Population[1]	GDP x(1000 R$).[2]	GDP pc (R$)	PE
20,509	71,503	3,549	0.12%

Economy by Sector 2006

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
22.94%	9.81%	67.24%

Health indicators

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HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.617	1	25	35.3

References

1. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdfIBGE Population 2009 Amaraji, page 30]
2. Amaraji 2007 GDP IBGE page 29 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
3. PE State site - City by city profile